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Drawdio
 Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGuyver your everyday objects into musical instruments: paintbrushes, macaroni, trees, grandpa, even the kitchen sink...
MaKey MaKey
 MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It's a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything inbetween
little bits
 littleBits is an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping and play.
Project GIO Quake Detection
An open plan earthquake sensor that works with a quake sensor network like QCN (Stanford Quake Catcher Network). (Hey Michelle, it uses Solar!)
Hack The Future
 Hack the Future is fashioned on SuperHappyDevHouse, where the wunderkinds who fancy creation over computer cracking talk tech, swap blue-sky ideas and collaborate to come up with "the next big thing." Hack the Future is a one-day party and hackathon for youth in grades 5-12, to show them what it's like to be a hacker and see if it's for them.
TinkerCad
 Design in 3D what you've always dreamed of, but never thought possible. Until now.
Little Free Library
 Crashspace has taken The Little Free Library project to the next level. They included a door sensor that tweets when someone opens the door and a camera. A little big brotherish but awesome!
MineCraft + The Hunger Games
 Brooklyn Public Library


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